Dhaka: A Chinese advance delegation, now in the city, discussed various aspects of forthcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, including security aspects, with the senior Foreign Ministry officials here on Tuesday. Acting Foreign Secretary Rear Admiral (retd) Md Khurshed…
Dhaka: BNP on Tuesday announced a four-day mourning programme following the death of its standing committee member ASM Hannan Shah. The party announced the programme at a press release signed by its assistant office secretary Taiful Islam Tipu. UNB News…
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket Committee has finalised seven icon players for the ensuing 4th version of franchise-based heavyweight T20 league beginning on November 4.The seven icon cricketers are Mashrafe Bin Mortza, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim,…
Dhaka – With an advantage of 1-0 lead in their first-ever bilateral series, Bangladesh will face Afghanistan in the 2nd ODI of the three-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led Bangladesh team also have an opportunity…
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh reached the semifinals of the Beximco 4th Boys’ Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey-2016 as Pool A champion with all-win record crushing all-loser Oman by 10-0 goals at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday.Bangladesh will play the…
Dhaka – Promoted Alaves continued its surprising campaign back in the first division, beating Granada 3-1 on Monday to stay in the top half of the Spanish league standings.Edgar Mendez scored in the 52nd minute, Victor Camarasa added another in…
Dhaka – A Housewife was hacked to death by miscreants in her house at Ulurhat village in Madhukhali upazila in Faridpur on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Maloti Bishwas, 50, wife of Shymal Kumar Bishwas of the village.Quoting locals, officer-in-charge…
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said one of the six militants who were arrested by Kolkata police in India might be Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operative Anwar Hossain Faruq.Faruq is wanted in Bangladesh as he was the…
Sylhet – Police arrested 10 people along with some firearms and 79 pieces of Yaba tablets from Pirojpur village in South Surma upazila early Tuesday.The arrestees were identified as Koyes Ahmad,46, and his brother Layes Ahmad,38, Hossain Ahmed,20, Tarek,19, Alim…
Dhaka – Three workers died from electrocution in Amin Bazar area of Savar on Tuesday morning.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Babul Hossain,UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka: Two BNP senior leaders on Monday demanded that the government form the next Election Commission taking opinions from political parties that had representation in parliament in the past instead of a search committee. “Those who will form the search…
Dhaka: The result of the test for admission to the first year honours courses under ‘Kha’ unit for academic session 2015-2016 at Dhaka University was published on Monday. DU Vice-chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique announced the result in the…
Dhaka – Bangladesh beat the Maldives by 2-1 sets in the 5th Asian Beach Games Men’s Volleyball held in Da Nang city of Vietnam on Monday,UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka: A fire broke out at a building of the Forest Department at Amtoli in the city’s Mohakhali area on Monday morning. Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) control room, said the fire…
Warsaw: Polish security officials say a Russian citizen suspected of flying a drone over Polish government and president’s buildings has been detained for questioning. Warsaw police spokesman Mariusz Mrozek said Monday the man was detained on allegations he violated Poland’s…
Dhaka – The Treat Inter-College Women’s Handball Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF), got underway on Monday at Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here.State Minister for Youth and Sports Dr Biren Sikder inaugurated the four-day meet…
Dhaka – High flying Bangladesh will play Oman in the last Pool A match of the Beximco 4th Boys’ Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey’ 2016 at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday to assure the group title.The match will kick-off…
Dhaka – Muktijoddha Sangsad KC advanced to the 3rd slot in the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating lowly Uttar Baridhara Club by a solitary goal in the 8th round match at Sylhet District Stadium Monday afternoon.With the day’s…
Dhaka – Bangladesh batsman Sabbir Rahman has been fined 30 percent of his match fee and handed over two demerit points for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct (Level-1) during Tigers’ seven-run victory against Afghanistan in the 1st match of…
Dhaka – Lucas Pouille clinched his first career title on Sunday, beating top-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria 7-6 (5), 6-2 to win the Moselle Open final.The third-seeded Frenchman, a U.S. Open quarterfinalist earlier this month, clipped a neat volley for…
Dhaka – Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard on Monday rescued four fishermen, who were kidnapped by the forest robbers on Saturday, from Shaplar Khal area under Satkhira range in the Sundabans,UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka – A court here on Monday sentenced a man to death and four other people to life term imprisonment for killing a man in Sadar upazila in 2011.The condemned convict is Sohel Sheikh, 27, son of Amir Sheikh of…
Dhaka – A Jubo League leader was stabbed to death at Shiyerbar village in Lohagara upazila in Narail on Sunday night over establishing supremacy in the area.The deceased was identified as Ziaul Hasan, 37, president of Salnagar union parishad’s word…
Dhaka – Detectives arrested a suspected member of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh from Talghoria School in Bagmara upazila in Rajshahi on Monday morning.The arrestee was identified as Mahtab Uddin Khasru, a teacher of the school,UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka – Customs intelligence officials seized 10 gold bars weighing 3 kg from a dustbin at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Monday morning,UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka – A suspected leader of a robber gang was killed in a reported gunfight with police in front of Kundu Bari on Bakerganj-Barguna road in Bakerganj upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Khokon Khan, 38, a leader of…
Dhaka – Police arrested the prime accused in connection with gang rape of a girl from Bus Terminal area of Sadar upazila in Chuadanga on Sunday night.The arrestee was identified as Sabuj Ali, 22, son of Farhad Ali, a resident…
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested two people along with 13 geckos from Moshimnagar in Manirampur upazila in Jessore on Sunday afternoon.The arrestees were identified as Azizur Rahman, 42, son of late Sabed Ali Moral of Moshimnagar village,…
White Plains: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are expected to meet separately with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday ahead of their first presidential debate on Monday night. Netanyahu was expected to meet in New York with the presidential…
Dhaka: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq on Sunday asked the GCC Approved Medical Centres’ Association (GAMCA) to shift its office from Gulshan-2 in the city by 15 days. He gave the ultimatum during a sudden visit to…